The 10th CAER-IFPRI Annual Conference
40 Years of China’s Agricultural and Rural Reforms: Farmers, Food and Futures
November 8-10, 2018, Guangzhou, China
China Agricultural Economic Review (CAER) is an academic journal published by Emerald inassociation with China Agricultural University (CAU) and listed as one of the SSCI (Social Science Citation Index) journals. CAER is delighted to announceits tenth annual conference in 2018 in collaboration with International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). The theme of 2018 conference is on exploring the 40 Years of China’s Agriculturaland Rural Reforms: Farmers, Food and Futures . Internationally and nationallyrenowned scholars will be invited to present and discuss their insights at theconference. More than 150 researchers from China and around the world is anticipated to participate.
Suggested Topics
Submissions are solicited on a wide variety of topics including but not limited to:
－ Rural Developmentand Institutional Transformation
－ Agricultural Market
－ Trade and Prices
－ Food Security andFood Safety
－ Food Consumption,Nutrition and Health
－ Technology Innovation and Adoption
－ Rural Land, Labor,and Finance
－ Natural Resources, Environment and Agriculture
－ Agribusiness and Supply Chain Management
Important Dates
1 April 2018--Deadline for organized session proposal submission(Only for session organizers)
15 April 2018-- Notification of decision for organized sessionproposals
31 July 2018--Deadline for full paper submission
31 August 2018--Notification of decision for full papersubmission
8-10 November 2018---The 10th CAER-IFPRI Annual Conference
Submission Guidelines
－ Please format the submission following the Authors Guidelines, which is available on http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/author_guidelines.htm?id=caer.
－ Please submit your manuscript or session proposal on http://caer-conf.csp.escience.cn.
－ All submissions will be evaluated by two independent reviewers with respect to their: (a) relevance of the topics and potential for discussion, (b) originality, (c) academic quality and (d) clarity of exposition.
－ Author(s) of the accepted papers, or at least one of them, are required to register and present their work at the conference.
Registration Fee
RMB 1200 (Chinese Currency), including entrances to the sessions,badge, conference program, printed proceedings, coffee breaks, welcome reception, and meals during the conference. The registration fee will be paid at the conference registration desk. No Registration Fee for one student with one accepted paper.
Publication
The conference will compile a proceedings for reference, and the organizing committee will select and recommend the high-quality submitted papers to be published in CAER journal.
Language
English. No simultaneous language interpretation will be provided.
Award
We will award best papers presented at the conference and the most cited paper published in CAER. The award winner will receive a certificate and a RMB 5,000 prize.
Contact
For any information, please contact conference coordinator, Mr. Yitian Xiao at caer.cau@gmail.com/xyt@cau.edu.cn or 86-10-6273 8685 (office).
Co-organizers
South China Agricultural University
China Agricultural Economic Review
International Food Policy Research Institute
China Agricultural University
Emerald Publishing House, UK
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Shenggen Fan(TBC)
Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute
Prof. Quentin Grafton
President(2017-2018), Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society
Professor,Australian National University
Preliminary Schedule
November 8, 2018(Thursday)
Morning: Registration
Afternoon: Registration & Pre-conferenceWorkshop
Evening: Registration & Author Workshop
November 9, 2018(Friday)
Morning: Opening Session & Plenary Session
Afternoon: Contributed Sessions
Evening: Welcome Reception
November 10 , 2018( Saturday)
Morning:Contributed Sessions, Plenary Session & Closing Session
